Historical birthday on this day

31 Mar 1360

Philippa of Lancaster queen of Portugal (d. 1415)

31 Mar 1425

Bianca Maria Visconti Duchess of Milan (d. 1468)

31 Mar 1499

Pius IV [Gianangelo de Medici] Italian lawyer and Pope (1559-65)

31 Mar 1576

Louise Juliana of Nassau Regent of Bohemia (d. 1644)

31 Mar 1621

Andrew Marvell England poet (To His Coy Mistress)

31 Mar 1675

Benedict XIV [Prospero L Lambertini] Italian Pope (1740-58)

31 Mar 1718

Marianne Victoria of Borbn queen regent of Portugal (d. 1781)

31 Mar 1730

tienne Bzout French mathematician (d. 1783)

31 Mar 1732

Franz Joseph Haydn prominent composer of the classical period (The CreationDie Schopfung) born in Vienna Austria

31 Mar 1747

Johann Abraham Peter Schulz German composer (Moon has Risen)

31 Mar 1777

Charles Cagniard de la Tour French physicist (d. 1859)

31 Mar 1778

Coenraad Jacob Temminck Dutch zoologist (d. 1858)

31 Mar 1794

Thompson McKennan American politician who served as the 2nd United States Secretary of the Interior (d. 1852)

31 Mar 1809

Edward FitzGerald England writer (Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam)

31 Mar 1809

Nikolai Gogol [Nikolay] Ukrainian-born Russian novelist humorist and dramatist (Dead Souls The Inspector-General) born in Sorochintsy Poltava Governorate Russian Empire (d. 1852)

31 Mar 1819

Prince Chlodwig zu Hohenlohe-Schillingsfrst Chancellor of Germany (d. 1901)

31 Mar 1837

Robert Ross McBurney 1st paid secretary of the YMCA

31 Mar 1837

Stephen Dodson Ramseur Major General (Confederate Army) (d. 1864)

31 Mar 1839

Nikolay Przhevalsky naturalist explorer of east central Asia (OS)

31 Mar 1840

John Herbert Kelly Brigadier General (Confederate Army) (d. 1864)

31 Mar 1840

Benjamin Baker English civil engineer who designed the bridge over the Firth of Forth Scotland and the London underground born in Frome England (d. 1907)

31 Mar 1844

Andrew Lang Scottish poet novelist literary critic and anthropologist (Andrew Langs Fairy Books) born in Selkirk Scottish Borders Scotland (d. 1912)

31 Mar 1847

Yegor Ivanovich Zolotarev Russian mathematician (d. 1878)

31 Mar 1854

Dugald Clerk inventor (2-stroke motorcycle engine)

31 Mar 1860

Isidor Traube Hildesheim Hanover German Chemist (founded capillary chemistry research on liquids)

31 Mar 1868

Karl Bonhoeffer German psychiatristneurologist

31 Mar 1871

Arthur Griffith President of Ireland (d. 1922)

31 Mar 1872

Sergei Pavlovich Diaghilev Russian dance master (Imperial Ballet)

31 Mar 1876

Borisav Bora Stankovi Serbian writer (d. 1927)

31 Mar 1878

Jack Johnson American boxer (1st African-American heavyweight champion [1908-15]) born in Galveston Texas (d. 1946)

31 Mar 1884

Adriaan van Maanen Dutch-American astronomer (d. 1946)

31 Mar 1885

Jules Pascin [Julius Pincas] BulgarianUS paintercartoonist

31 Mar 1890

William Lawrence Bragg English physicist Nobel laureate (d. 1971)

31 Mar 1891

Ion Pillat Romaniams poetsenator (Umbra timpului)

31 Mar 1891

Victor Varconi Hungarian actor (Divine Lady King of Kings Big City)

31 Mar 1892

Stanislav Wladyslaw Maczek PolishBritish general-majorcommandant

31 Mar 1893

Clemens Krauss conductor (Berlin State Orch-1937) born in Vienna Austria

31 Mar 1895

John Jay McCloy US lawyer and banker (Secretary of War 1941-45 chairman of Chase Manhattan Bank)

31 Mar 1895

Vardis Fisher American author (Darkness & Deep) born in Annis Idaho (d. 1968)

31 Mar 1900

Henry WFA English duke of Gloucesterearl of Ulters

31 Mar 1907

Eddie Quillan American actor (Mutiny on the Bounty Julia Hell Town) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 1990)

31 Mar 1908

Red Norvo American jazz vibraphonist known as Mr. Swing (Congo Blues Knockin on Wood) born in Beardstown Illinois (d. 1999)

31 Mar 1909

Pieter Jongeling Dutch author (under Piet Prins) and politician

31 Mar 1909

Robert Brasillach French authornazi collaborator

31 Mar 1911

Elisabeth Grmmer German soprano (d. 1986)

31 Mar 1912

Wilhelmus Berkelmans civil servantresistance fighter

31 Mar 1913

Etta Baker Caldwell County North Carolina American blues guitarist

31 Mar 1914

Octavio Paz Mexican writerdiplomat (Salamandra Topoemas)

31 Mar 1915

Henry Morgan American comedian and TV panelist (Ive Got a Secret Arena) born in NYC New York (d. 1994)

31 Mar 1915

Shoichi Yokoi Japanese military man (d. 1997)

31 Mar 1916

John Vivyan actor (Imitation of Life Mr Lucky) born in Chicago Illinois

31 Mar 1916

Lucille Bliss American voice actress (Cinderella The Secret of NIMH) born in NYC New York (d. 2012)

31 Mar 1916

John H. Wood Jr. American federal judge (d. 1979)

31 Mar 1918

Ted Post Dir (Peacemaker Beneath the Planet of the Apes)

31 Mar 1919

Frank Akins American football player (d. 1993)

31 Mar 1920

Marga [Sara Voeten-] Minco Dutch writer (Bitter Herb)

31 Mar 1920

Deborah Debs Cavendish Duchess of Devonshire and the Chatsworth estate one of the Mitford sisters born in Gloucestershire (d. 2014)

31 Mar 1922

Patrick Magee [McGee] Northern Irish actor and director (A Clockwork Orange Barry Lyndon) born in Armagh Northern Ireland (d.1982)

31 Mar 1922

Richard Kiley American actor and singer (Kismet Man of La Mancha Endless Love) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 1999)

31 Mar 1923

Donald Argee Barksdale Berkley Cal basketballer (Olympic gold 1948)

31 Mar 1923

Lawrie Miller NZ cricketer (opening bat in 13 Tests)

31 Mar 1924

Harry Cubitt 4th Lord Ashcombe (Mad Harry) English landowner

31 Mar 1924

Leo Buscaglia Dr Hug psycholigist (Love) born in Los Angeles California

31 Mar 1926

John Fowles English novelist (Collector French Leiutenents Woman)

31 Mar 1926

Sydney Chaplin American actor and son of Charles Chaplin (Adding Machine Psycho Sisters) born in Beverly Hills California (d. 2009)

31 Mar 1927

William Daniels American actor (Dr Mark Craig-St Elsewhere 1776) born in Brooklyn New York

31 Mar 1929

Lee Patterson Canadian actor (Dave-Surfside Six Another World) born in Vancouver British Columbia (d. 2007)

31 Mar 1931

Miller Barber American golfer (11 PGA 3 US Senior Open titles) born in Shreveport Louisiana (d.2013)

31 Mar 1932

Godfrey Lawrence cricketer (South African fast bowler 8-53 v NZ 1961)

31 Mar 1932

John Jakes writer (Sir Scoundrel Great Women Reporters) born in Chicago Illinois

31 Mar 1932

Nagisa Oshima director (Town of Love & Hope) born in Kyoto Japan (d. 2013)

31 Mar 1933

Bob Simmons Fulham England stuntman (double for James Bond)

31 Mar 1933

Shirley Jones American actress (Partridge Family Elmer Gantry) born in Smithton Pennsylvania

31 Mar 1934

Grigori Grigoyevich Nelyubov Russian cosmonaut (Vostok 1 backup)

31 Mar 1934

John D. Loudermilk country singer and songwriter (Tobacco Road) born in Durham North Carolina (d. 2016)

31 Mar 1934

Wim H Sinnige Dutch alderman of finance (social democratic)

31 Mar 1934

Richard Chamberlain American actor (Dr Kildare) born in Beverly Hills California

31 Mar 1935

Herb Alpert bandleadertrumpeteer (Tijuana Brass)CEO (A & M)

31 Mar 1936

Marge Piercy author (Small Changes Gone for Soldiers)

31 Mar 1937

Willem Duyn [Mouth] Dutch singer (Mouth & MacNeal)

31 Mar 1938

Nathaniel Taylor American actor (Rollo-Sanford & Sons) born in St Louis Missouri (d. 2019)

31 Mar 1939

Zviad Gamsakhurdia first President of Georgia (d. 1993)

31 Mar 1940

Jim Criner WLAF head coach (Scottish Claymores)

31 Mar 1942

Michael Savage [Michael A Wiener] American talk radio host and commentator born in The Bronx New York

31 Mar 1943

Christopher [Ronald] Walken American actor (The Deer Hunter Brainstorm) born in NYC New York

31 Mar 1943

Roy Andersson Swedish film director (A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence) born in Gothenburg Sweden

31 Mar 1944

Rod Allen [B Rodney Bainbridge] rock bassistvocalist (Fortunes)

31 Mar 1944

Mick Ralphs English guitarist (Mott the Hoople Bad Company)

31 Mar 1944

Tomohiro Nishikado Japanese video gamer developer (Space Invaders) born in Osaka Japan

31 Mar 1945

Valerie Curtin American actress writer and producer

31 Mar 1946

Aftab Gul cricketer (Pakistani opening batsman in six Tests 1969-71)

31 Mar 1946

Al Nichol rock guitaristvocalist (Turtles) born in Winston-Salem North Carolina

31 Mar 1946

Gabe Kaplan American comedian and actor (Welcome Back Kotter) born in Brooklyn New York

31 Mar 1946

Gonzalo Mrquez Venezuelan baseball player (d. 1984)

31 Mar 1947

Al Goodman rock vocalist (Ray Goodman Brown)

31 Mar 1947

Caesar Gaviria Trujillo president (Colombia 1990-94)

31 Mar 1947

Jon-Jon Poulos rocker (Buckinghams) born in Chicago Illinois

31 Mar 1948

David Eisenhower author and grandson of President Eisenhower (married Julie Nixon) born in West Point New York

31 Mar 1948

Rhea Perlman American actress (Zena in Taxi Carla in Cheers) born in Brooklyn New York

31 Mar 1948

Thijs van Leer Dutch singerflutist (Focus Introspection)

31 Mar 1950

Alison McCartney pathologistBreast Cancer campaigner

31 Mar 1950

Ed Marinaro American actor (Joe-Hill St Blues Sonny-Laverne & Shirley) born in NYC New York

31 Mar 1952

Dermot Morgan Irish actor and comedian (Father Ted Crilly-Father Ted) born in Dublin Ireland (d. 1998)

31 Mar 1953

Greg Martin singer (Ky Headhunters-Davy Crockett) born in Louisville Kentucky

31 Mar 1953

Sean Hopper California rock keyboardist (Huey Lewis & The News)

31 Mar 1953

Dennis Kamakahi Grammy Award-winning musician (d. 2014) born in Honolulu Hawaii

31 Mar 1953

Rene Portland American college basketball coach (Penn State 1980-2007) born in Broomall Pennsylvania (d. 2018)

31 Mar 1954

Tony Brock England rock drummer (Isnt It Time Every Time I Think of You)

31 Mar 1955

Angus Young Glascow Scotland rock guitarist (ACDC-Highway to Hell)

31 Mar 1956

Bruce Sinofsky American documentary film director (Brothers Keeper) born in Boston Massachusetts (d. 2015)

31 Mar 1957

Marc McClure San Mateo California actor (Ross-California Fever)

31 Mar 1957

Mary Cadorette East actress (Vicky-3s a Crowd) born in Hartford Connecticut

31 Mar 1957

Patrick G Forrester Army Lt Colonel and astronaut born in El Paso Texas

31 Mar 1958

Pat McGlynn Edinburgh rock guitarist (Bay City Rollers)

31 Mar 1959

Ali McMordie Irish bassist (Stiff Little Fingers)

31 Mar 1960

Anne Howard actress (Nicole Love-Another World) born in San Diego California

31 Mar 1961

Ron Brown 4x100m runner (Olympic gold 1984) born in Los Angeles California

31 Mar 1964

David Diaz-Infante NFL guard (Denver Broncos-Super Bowl 32)

31 Mar 1964

Erik Turner rock guitarist (Warrant-Cherry Pie) born in Omaha Nebraska

31 Mar 1964

Isabelle Ferrari [Isabella Fogliazza] Italian actress (Italys Miss Teenager) born in Ponte dellOlio Italy

31 Mar 1965

Patty Fendick American tennis star (1989 Auckland) born in Sacramento California

31 Mar 1965

Tom Barrasso American NHL goalie (Pitts Penguins) born in Boston Massachusetts

31 Mar 1965

William McNamara American actor (Texasville Beat Stealing Home) born in Dallas Texas

31 Mar 1965

Jean-Christophe Lafaille French mountaineer best known for his solo self-rescue on Annapurna with a broken arm born in Gap Hautes-Alpes (d. 2006)

31 Mar 1966

Natalie Gosselin Levis Quebec 52kg judoka (Olympics 1996)

31 Mar 1966

Thomas Fitzgerald American team handball left wing (Olympics 1996) born in Brooklyn New York

31 Mar 1967

Glenn Montgomery NFL defensive tackle (Seattle Seahawks Oilers)

31 Mar 1967

Nanci Bowen American golfer (Nabisco Dinah Shore 1995) born in Tifton Georgia

31 Mar 1968

J R Reid NBA forward (NY Knicks Charlotte Hornets)

31 Mar 1969

Kevin Sargent NFL tackleguard (Cincinnati Bengals)

31 Mar 1970

Derek Brown NFL tight end (Jacksonville Jaguars)

31 Mar 1970

Oleg Romanov NHL defenseman (Belarus Olympics 1998)

31 Mar 1970

Stuart Carruthers Australian field hockey fullback (Olympics 1996)

31 Mar 1972

John Godina Fort Sill Oklahoma shot putterdiscus thrower (Olympic silver 1996)

31 Mar 1972

Kelly OLeary Halifax Nova Scotia kayaker (Olympics 1996)

31 Mar 1974

Carol Ann Plante actress (Sara Henderson-Harry & the Hendersons)

31 Mar 1974

James Burgess linebacker (San Diego Chargers)

31 Mar 1973

Bold Forbes Puerto Rican-American thoroughbred racehorse (d. 2000)

31 Mar 1974

Anthony Hicks NFL linebacker (Green Bay Packers-Super Bowl 31)

31 Mar 1870

Tommy Ryan American boxer (World Welterweight Middleweight champion) born in Redwood NY (d. 1948)

31 Mar 1885

Jules Pascin [Julius Pincas] BulgarianAmerican paintercartoonist

31 Mar 1891

Andy Varipapa American ten-pin bowler (BPAA All-Star champion 1947-48) born in Carfizzi Italy (d. 1984)

31 Mar 1901

Mule Suttles American Baseball Hall of Fame infielder (5-time Negro Leagues All Star) born in Edgewater Alabama (d. 1966)

31 Mar 1905

George Treweeke Australian Rugby League second rower (Australia 7 Tests South Sydney) born in Grahamstown NSW

31 Mar 1913

Dai Rees Scottish golfer (British Open runner-up 1953-54 61) born in Fontegary Glamorgan (d. 1983)

31 Mar 1916

Tommy Bolt American golfer (US Open 1958) born in Haworth Oklahoma (d. 2008)

31 Mar 1918

Marv Grissom American baseball pitcher coach (MLB All Star 1954 NY SF Giants) born in Los Molinos CA (d. 2005)

31 Mar 1923

Don Barksdale American basketball forward (Olympic gold 1948 NBA All Star 1953) born in Oakland CA (d. 1993)

31 Mar 1923

Lawrie Miller New Zealand cricket batsman (13 Tests) born in New Plymouth Taranaki New Zealand (d. 1996)

31 Mar 1927

Dave Hassinger American recording engineer and record producer born in Los Angeles California (d. 2007)

31 Mar 1931

Miller Barber American golfer (11 PGA Tour 3 US Senior Open titles) born in Shreveport Louisiana (d. 2013)

31 Mar 1932

Godfrey Lawrence South African cricket fast bowler (5 Tests 8-53 v NZ 1961) born in Salisbury Rhodesia

31 Mar 1936

Bob Pulford Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame left wing coach (coach LA Kings Chicago Blackhawks) born in Newton Robinson Ontario

31 Mar 1938

Bill Hicke Canadian NHL right wing (3-time NHL All Star) born in Regina Saskatchewan (d. 2005)

31 Mar 1938

Jimmy Johnson American Pro Football Hall of Fame cornerback (4-time Pro Bowl) born in Dallas Texas

31 Mar 1946

Aftab Gul Pakistani cricket batsman (6 Tests 22.75) born in Gujar Khan Punjab

31 Mar 1948

Gustaaf Van Cauter Belgian cyclist (world champion 100k team road race) born in Mechelen Flanders

31 Mar 1952

Mike Rafter England Rugby Union flanker (England 17 caps) born in Bristol England

31 Mar 1955

Robert Vance New Zealand cricket wicket-keeper (4 Tests 29.57) born in Wellington NZ

31 Mar 1962

John Taylor American NFL wide receiver (3-time Super Bowl winner SF 49ers) born in Philadelphia PA

31 Mar 1964

Dave Wyman American NFL linebacker broadcaster (Seattle Seahawks Denver Broncos) born in San Diego CA

31 Mar 1964

David Diaz-Infante American NFL guard coach broadcaster (2-time Super Bowl winner Denver Broncos born in San Jose CA

31 Mar 1960

Mark Tuinei American NFL offensive tackle (3-time Super Bowl winner Dallas Cowboys) born in Oceanside CA

31 Mar 1961

Ron Brown American athlete (Olympic gold 4 x 100m 1984) born in Los Angeles California

31 Mar 1965

Patty Fendick American tennis player (Australian Open doubles 1991) born in Sacramento California

31 Mar 1965

Tom Barrasso American NHL goaltender (Calder Memorial Trophy Vezina Trophy 1984) born in Boston Massachusetts

31 Mar 1966

Roger Black English athlete (World Cships gold 4 x 400m relay 1991 97) born in Gosport Hampshire

31 Mar 1968

Brett Deubner American violist born in San Francisco California

31 Mar 1969

Steve Smith American NBA guard (14 NBA seasons Olympic gold 2000) born in Highfield Park MI

31 Mar 1976

Graeme Smith British swimmer (Olympic bronze 1500m 1996) born in Falkirk Scotland

31 Mar 1976

Josh Saviano actor (Paul Pfeiffer-Wonder Years)

31 Mar 1977

Garth Tander Australian auto racer (Bathurst 1000 2000 09 11) born in Perth WA

31 Mar 1978

Jrme Rothen French soccer winger (France 13 caps Paris SG Caen Monaco) born in Chtenay-Malabry France

31 Mar 1360

Philippa of Lancaster Queen of Portugal as wife of King John I (1387-1415) born in Leicester Castle Leicester England (d. 1415)

31 Mar 1425

Bianca Maria Visconti Duchess of Milan (1450-68) born in Settimo Pavese Lombardy Italy (d. 1468)

31 Mar 1499

Pius IV [Gianangelo de Medici] Italian lawyer and Pope (1559-65) born in Milan (d. 1565)

31 Mar 1504

Guru Angad Dev second Sikh guru born in Matte Di Sarai Muktsar Panjab (d. 1552)

31 Mar 1536

Ashikaga Yoshiteru Japanese 13th shgun of the Ashikaga shogunate (1546-65) born in Nanzen-ji Temple Kyoto Japan (d. 1565)

31 Mar 1576

Louise Juliana of Nassau Regent of Bohemia by marriage to Frederick IV Elector Palatine born in Delft Netherlands (d. 1644)

31 Mar 1621

Andrew Marvell English poet (To His Coy Mistress) born in Winestead England (d. 1678)

31 Mar 1675

Benedict XIV [Prospero L Lambertini] Italian Pope (1740-58)

31 Mar 1684

Francesco Durante Neapolitan composerand teacher born in Frattamaggiore Kingdom of Naples (d. 1755)

31 Mar 1717

Florian Wrastill Austrian composer of sacred music choir master and Benedictine monk born near Kniggrtz Bohemia [now Hradec Krlov Czech Republic] (d.1758)

31 Mar 1732

Franz Joseph Haydn Austrian composer of the classical period (The Creation Trumpet Concerto) born in Vienna Austria (d. 1809)

31 Mar 1747

Johann Abraham Peter Schulz German composer (The Moon Has Risen) born in Lneburg Germany (d. 1800)

31 Mar 1791

Franciszek Wincenty Mirecki Polish composer conductor and pedagogue born in Krakw Poland (d. 1862)

31 Mar 1809

Otto Jonas Lindblad Swedish composer (Kungssngen - Royal Anthem) born in Karlstorp Sweden (d. 1864)

31 Mar 1822

Rafael Hernando Spanish composer of zarzuelas born in Madrid Spain (d. 1888)

31 Mar 1878

Jack Johnson American boxer (1st African-American world heavyweight champion [1908-15]) born in Galveston Texas (d. 1946)

31 Mar 1885

Jules Pascin [Julius Pincas] BulgarianAmerican paintercartoonist

31 Mar 1908

Red Norvo American jazz vibraphonist known as Mr. Swing (Congo Blues Knockin On Wood) born in Beardstown Illinois (d. 1999)

31 Mar 1913

Etta Baker American blues guitarist born in Caldwell County North Carolina

31 Mar 1921

Lowell Fulson Choctaw-Cherokee-American blues guitarist and songwriter (3 OClock Blues Reconsider Baby) born in Atoka Oklahoma (d. 1999)

31 Mar 1922

Patrick Magee [McGee] Northern Irish actor (A Clockwork Orange Barry Lyndon) born in Armagh Northern Ireland (d. 1982)

31 Mar 1922

Richard Kiley American singer and actor (Kismet Man of La Mancha Endless Love) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 1999)

31 Mar 1924

Leo Buscaglia American psychologist known as Dr Love (Love) born in Los Angeles California (d. 1998)

31 Mar 1935

Herb Alpert American jazz trumpeter and bandleader (Tijuana Brass - This Guys In Love With You) and record executive (A & M) born in Boyle Heights Los Angeles California

31 Mar 1937

Willem Duyn [Mouth] Dutch singer (Mouth & MacNeal)

31 Mar 1940

Patrick Leahy American politician (Senator-D-Vermont 1975- ) born in Montpelier Vermont

31 Mar 1944

Rod Allen [B Rodney Bainbridge] rock bassistvocalist (Fortunes)

31 Mar 1944

Mick Ralphs British rock guitarist (Mott the Hoople Bad Company) born in Stoke Lacy Herefordshire England

31 Mar 1946

Al Nichol American rock guitarist and vocalist (Turtles - Elenore) born in Winston-Salem North Carolina

31 Mar 1947

Al Goodman American pop-soul singer (Ray Goodman Brown - Special Lady) born in Jackson Mississippi

31 Mar 1953

Greg Martin American singer (Kentucky Headhunters - Davy Crockett) born in Louisville Kentucky

31 Mar 1953

Sean Hopper American rock keyboardist (Huey Lewis & The News) born in California

31 Mar 1953

Dennis Kamakahi Hawaiian Grammy Award-winning slack-key guitarist born in Honolulu Territory of Hawaii (d. 2014)

31 Mar 1955

Angus Young Scottish rock guitarist (ACDC - Highway to Hell) born in Glasgow Scotland

31 Mar 1958

Pat McGlynn Scottish pop guitarist (Bay City Rollers) born in Edinburgh Scotland

31 Mar 1963

Stephen Tataw Cameroonian soccer right-back (63 caps captain Cameroon national team FIFA World Cup 1990 94) born in Yaound Cameroon (d. 2020)

31 Mar 1684

Francesco Durante Neapolitan composer and teacher born in Frattamaggiore Kingdom of Naples (now Italy) (d. 1755)

31 Mar 1895

Lizzie Miles [Elizabeth Landreaux] Creole American jazz blues and gospel singer (Man OWar) born in New Orleans Louisiana (d. 1963)

31 Mar 1918

Helen Kemp (nee Hubbert) American choral conductor composer and voice teacher born in Perkasie Pennsylvania (d. 2015)

31 Mar 1920

Marga Minco [Sara Menco] Dutch journalist and writer (Bitter Herb) born in Ginneken Netherlands

31 Mar 1926

John Fowles British novelist (Collector French Lieutenants Woman) born in Leigh-on-Sea Southend-on-Sea England (d. 2005)

31 Mar 1928

(William) Lefty Frizzell American country music singer and songwriter (If Youve Got the Money (Ive Got the Time) Saginaw Michigan) born in Corsicana Texas (d. 1975)

31 Mar 1934

Shirley Jones American Academy Award-winning actress (Elmer Gantry Oklahoma) and singer (Partridge Family) born in Charleroi Pennsylvania

31 Mar 1934

Richard Chamberlain American stage and screen actor (Dr. Kildare (TV series) The Thorn Birds) born in Beverly Hills California

31 Mar 1942

Hugh McCracken American session guitarist (Aretha Franklin Paul McCartney Steely Dan Billy Joel John Lennon) born in Glen Ridge New Jersey (d. 2013)

31 Mar 1944

Rod Allen [Bainbridge] British pop-rock singer and bassist (Fortunes - Youve Got Your Troubles Here It Comes Again) born in Leicester England (d. 2008)

31 Mar 1944

Mick Ralphs British rock guitarist (Mott the Hoople - All The Young Dudes Bad Company - Cant Get Enough) born in Stoke Lacy Herefordshire England

31 Mar 1946

Al Nichol American rock guitarist and keyboard player (Turtles - Elenore) born in Winston-Salem North Carolina

31 Mar 1947

John Poulos American drummer (The Buckinghams - Kind Of A Drag) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 1980)

31 Mar 1948

Thijs van Leer Dutch rock singer organist and flutist (Focus - Hocus Pocus Introspection) born in Amsterdam Netherlands

31 Mar 1950

Richard Hughes American drummer (Johnny Winter Band 1973-76) born in Trenton New Jersey (d. 1983)

31 Mar 1951

Henry Spinetti Welsh session and touring drummer (Eric Clapton Joan Armatrading Gerry Rafferty Katie Melua) born in in Cwm Monmouthshire Wales

31 Mar 1953

Sean Hopper American rock keyboardist (Huey Lewis & The News - The Power Of Love) born in San Francisco California

31 Mar 1958

Paul Ferguson British rock drummer (Killing Joke) born in England

31 Mar 1964

Erik Turner American rock guitarist (Warrant - Cherry Pie) born in Omaha Nebraska

31 Mar 1974

Stefan Olsdal Swedish bassist (Placebo) born in Gothenburg Sweden

31 Mar 1675

Benedict XIV [Prospero Lorenzo Lambertini] Italian Pope (1740-58) born in Bologna Papal States (d. 1758)

31 Mar 1717

Florian Wrastill Austrian composer of sacred music choir master and Benedictine monk born near Kniggrtz Bohemia [now Hradec Krlov Czech Republic] (d. 1758)

31 Mar 1723

Frederick V King of Denmark-Norway (1746-66) born in Copenhagen Castle Copenhagen (d. 1766)

31 Mar 1809

Edward FitzGerald British poet writer and translator (Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam) born in Bredfield Sussex England (d. 1883)

31 Mar 1823

Ernest Doudart de Lagre French naval officer and entomologist (led the Mekong River expedition 1866-68) born in Saint-Vincent-de-Mercuze France (d. 1868)

31 Mar 1831

Archibald Scott Couper Scottish chemist (advances in chemical theory including bonding of carbon atoms) born in Kirkintilloch Scotland (d. 1892)

31 Mar 1835

John La Farge American painter (stained glass) born in New York City (d. 1910)

31 Mar 1837

Robert Ross McBurney Irish-born American 1st paid secretary of the YMCA (NYC) born in Ireland (d. 1898)

31 Mar 1838

Lon Dierx French poet (Aspirations Les Amants) born in Saint-Denis France (d. 1912)

31 Mar 1847

Jarolslaw Zielinski Polish-American concert pianist teacher and composer born in Lubycza Krlewska Poland (d. 1922)

31 Mar 1848

John Henry Roberts Welsh organist hymn composer and pedagogue born in Pen-rallt Caernarfonshire Wales (d. 1924)

31 Mar 1854

Dugald Clerk Scottish engineer and inventor (1st 2-stroke motorcycle engine) born in Glasgow Scotland (d. 1932)

31 Mar 1860

Isidor Traube German chemist who founded capillary chemistry and researched liquids (osmosis surface tension) born in Hildesheim Hanover (d. 1943)

31 Mar 1865

Heinrich Rubens German physicist (black-body rdiation) born in Wiesbaden (d. 1922)

31 Mar 1868

Karl Bonhoeffer German psychiatrist and neurologist (resisted Nazis Aktion T4 extermination campaign) born in Neresheim Wrttemberg (d. 1948)

31 Mar 1872

Sergei Diaghilev Russian arts patron and ballet impressario (founder of the Imperial Ballet and Ballets Russes) born in Gruzino Novgorod Russia (d. 1929)

31 Mar 1885

Jules Pascin [Julius Pincas] Bulgarian-American painter and cartoonist born in Vidin Bulgaria (d. 1930)

31 Mar 1887

Jose Maria Usandizaga Spanish Basque composer (Mendi Mendiyan - High in the Mountains) born in Donostia-San Sebastian Spain (d. 1915)

31 Mar 1891

Erich Walter Sternberg German-Israeli composer (co-founder of Israel Philharmonic Orchestra) born in Berlin Germany (d. 1974)

31 Mar 1891

Ion Pillat Romanian poet and senator (Umbra timpului) born in Bucharest Romania (d. 1945)

31 Mar 1891

Victor Varconi Hungarian actor (Divine Lady King of Kings Big City) born in Kisvrda Austria-Hungary (d. 1976)

31 Mar 1892

Stanislav Maczek Polish general tank commander and war hero (WWII Battle of Falaise Normandy invasion) born in Lww Poland (d. 1994)

31 Mar 1893

Clemens Krauss Austrian conductor (Vienna State Opera Berlin State Opera) born in Vienna Austria (d. 1954)

31 Mar 1895

John Jay McCloy American lawyer and banker (Secretary of War 1941-45 Chairman Chase Manhattan Bank President of World Bank 1947-49) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 1989)

31 Mar 1895

Zlatko Balokovi Croatian-American concert violinist born in Zagreb Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia Austria-Hungary (now Croatia) (d. 1955)

31 Mar 1900

Henry English Prince and Duke of Gloucester (son of King George V Governor General of Australia 1945-47) born at Sandringham Estate England (d. 1974)

31 Mar 1901

Mule Suttles American Baseball HOF infielder (5 x NgL All Star NL batting champion 1926 28 NgL Triple Crown 1926 St. Louis Stars) born in Edgewater Alabama (d. 1966)

31 Mar 1905

George Treweeke Australian Rugby League second rower (7 Tests South Sydney) born in Grahamstown NSW (d. 1991)

31 Mar 1906

Lauri Saikkola Finnish violinist (Viipuri Philharmonis 192334) Helsinki Philharmonic 193465) and composer (Laulusarja Unen kaivo) born in Vyborg Finland (d. 1995)

31 Mar 1908

Red Norvo [Kenneth Norville] American jazz vibraphonist known as Mr. Swing (Congo Blues Knockin On Wood) born in Beardstown Illinois (d. 1999)

31 Mar 1909

Pieter Piet Jongeling Dutch politician (GPV) and author of childrens books (Scout The Secret of the Swamp) born in Broeksterwld Netherlands (d. 1985)

31 Mar 1909

Robert Brasillach French author and journalist (editor in chief of the fascist weekly Je Suis Partout) born in Perpignan France (d. 1945)

31 Mar 1913

Etta Baker American blues guitarist born in Caldwell County North Carolina (d. 2006)

31 Mar 1913

Walter Winterbottom England soccer manager (first manager England national football team 194662 FA Director of Coaching) born in Oldham England (d. 2002)

31 Mar 1914

Octavio Paz Mexican poet (Salamandra Topoemas) writer and diplomat who won the 1990 Nobel Prize laureate born in Mexico City (d. 1998)

31 Mar 1915

Eliseo Pajaro Filipino composer (The Life of Lam-Ling Marilag Fantasy) pedagogue and school administrator born in Badoc Philippines (d. 1984)

31 Mar 1915

Jack Perry English businessman and the 1st Western business person to visit Communist China born in London (d. 1996) [1]

31 Mar 1918

Helen Kemp (ne Hubbert) American choral conductor composer and voice teacher born in Perkasie Pennsylvania (d. 2015)

31 Mar 1918

Ted Post American television and film director (Gunsmoke Beneath the Planet of the Apes Magnum Force) born in Brooklyn NYC (d. 2013)

31 Mar 1940

Barney Frank American politician (Rep-D-MA 1981-2013) born in Bayonne New Jersey

31 Mar 1940

Patrick Leahy American politician (Senator-D-Vermont 1975-) born in Montpelier Vermont

31 Mar 1948

Rhea Perlman American Emmy Award-winning actress (Taxi - Zena Cheers - Carla) born in Brooklyn New York

31 Mar 1950

Ed Marinaro American actor (Hill Street Blues - Ofc Joe Coffey Laverne & Shirley 1980-81 - Sonny) and NFL running back 1972-77 (Minnesota Vikings and 2 other teams) born in NYC New York

31 Mar 1951

Henry Spinetti Welsh session and touring drummer (Eric Clapton Joan Armatrading Gerry Rafferty Katie Melua) born in Cwm Monmouthshire Wales

31 Mar 1971

Craig McCracken American animator writer and director (The Powerpuff Girls) born in Charleroi Pennsylvania

31 Mar 1576

Louise Juliana of Nassau countess consort of the Palatinate by marriage to Frederick IV Elector Palatine of the Rhine born in Delft Habsburg Netherlands (d. 1644)

31 Mar 1808

J. Pinckney Henderson American lawyer and politician (1st Governor of Texas 1846-47 US Senator from Texas 1857-58) born in Lincolnton North Carolina (d. 1858)

31 Mar 1847

Yegor Ivanovich Zolotarev Russian mathematician (analysis and number theory) born in St Petersburg Russian Empire (d. 1878) [1]

31 Mar 1848

John Henry Roberts Welsh organist hymn composer and pedagogue born in Pen-rallt Caernarfonshire Wales (d. 1924)

31 Mar 1872

Sergei Diaghilev Russian arts patron and ballet impresario (founder of the Imperial Ballet and Ballets Russes) born in Gruzino Novgorod Russia (d. 1929)

31 Mar 1890

(William) Lawrence Bragg English physicist (Nobel Prize for Physics 1915 - crystalline structure analysis by means of X-rays) born in Adelaide Australia (d. 1971) [1]

31 Mar 1905

Gerald Pearson American physicist and inventor of the solar cell born in Salem Oregon (d. 1987) [1]

31 Mar 1911

Elisabeth Grmmer German soprano Kammersngerin and teacher born in Niederjeutz Alsace-Lorraine German Empire (now Yutz France) (d. 1986)

31 Mar 1915

Henry Morgan American comedian and TV panelist (Ive Got a Secret Arena) born in New York City (d. 1994)

31 Mar 1915

Jack Perry English businessman and the 1st Western businessperson to visit Communist China born in London (d. 1996) [1]

31 Mar 1916

Lucille Bliss American voice actress (Cinderella The Secret of NIMH) born in New York City (d. 2012)

31 Mar 1919

Chet Gierlach American music publisher jazz and popular song composer ((The Funniest Bird Ive Heard of) The Kiwi (Kee Wee) Bird) born in New Castle Pennsylvania (d. 1995)

31 Mar 1920

Marga Minco [Sara Menco] Dutch journalist and writer (Bitter Herb) born in Ginneken Netherlands (d. 2023)

31 Mar 1923

Don Barksdale American basketball forward (Olympic gold 1948 NBA All-Star 1953) born in Oakland CA (d. 1993)

31 Mar 1929

Jay DeFeo American visual artist (The Rose) born in Hanover New Hampshire (d. 1989) [1]

31 Mar 1934

Grigori Grigoyevich Nelyubov Russian cosmonaut (Vostok 1 backup) born in Porfiryevka Crimea USSR (d. 1966)

31 Mar 1934

Wim Sinnige Dutch politician (PvdA) (Amsterdam Alderman of Finance 1973-80) and arts administrator born in the Netherlands (d. 1995)

31 Mar 1937

Willem Duyn [Mouth] Dutch singer (Mouth & MacNeal) born in Haarlem Netherlands (d. 2004)

31 Mar 1938

Arthur B. Rubinstein American Emmy Award-winning television and film score composer (Lost In America Blue Thunder) born in Brooklyn NYC (d. 2018)

31 Mar 1938

Sheila Dikshit (ne Kapoor) Punjabi politician (Chief Minister of Delhi 1998-2013) born in Kapurthala British India (now in Punjab India) (d. 2019)

31 Mar 1943

Christopher [Ronald] Walken American actor (The Deer Hunter Brainstorm) born in New York City

31 Mar 1950

Ed Marinaro American actor (Hill Street Blues - Ofc Joe Coffey Laverne & Shirley 1980-81 - Sonny) and NFL running back 1972-77 (Minnesota Vikings and 2 other teams) born in New York City

31 Mar 1954

Tony Brock British rock drummer (The Babys - Isnt It Time Every Time I Think of You) born in Poole England

31 Mar 1959

Ali McMordie Northern Irish bassist (Stiff Little Fingers) born in Belfast Northern Ireland

31 Mar 1960

Anne Howard American actress (Nicole Love-Another World) born in San Diego California

31 Mar 1960

Mark Tuinei American NFL offensive tackle (3-time Super Bowl winner Dallas Cowboys) born in Oceanside California

31 Mar 1962

(Richard) Stockton Rush [III] American businessman (co-founder and CEO of OceanGate) born in San Francisco California (d. 2023)

31 Mar 1963

Paul Mercurio Australian actor dancer choreographer (Strictly Ballroom Dancing with the Stars) and politician born in Swan Hull Victoria Australia

31 Mar 1964

David Diaz-Infante American football guard (Super Bowl XXXII XXXIII Denver Broncos) and broadcaster (ESPN) born in San Jose CA

31 Mar 1651

Charles II German Elector Palatine born in Heidelberg (d. 1685)

31 Mar 1718

Mariana Victoria of Spain Queen consort of Portugal (1750-77) born in Madrid Spain (d. 1781)

31 Mar 1730

tienne Bzout French mathematician best known for his theorem involving polynomial equations born in Nemours France (d. 1783)

31 Mar 1747

Johann Abraham Peter Schulz German composer (The Moon Has Risen) born in Lneburg Electorate of Hanover Holy Roman Empire (d. 1800)

31 Mar 1777

Charles Cagniard de la Tour French engineer and physicist (inventor of the disk siren) born in Paris France (d. 1859)

31 Mar 1794

Thomas M. T. McKennan American politician who served as the 2nd United States Secretary of the Interior for only eleven days (1850) born in New Castle Delaware (d. 1852)

31 Mar 1840

John Herbert Kelly American solider and the youngest Brigadier General in the Confederate Army born in Carrollton Alabama (d. 1864)

31 Mar 1855

Alfred E. Hunt founder of Alcoa (1888) the worlds largest producer of aluminium born in East Douglas Massachusetts (d. 1899)

31 Mar 1895

Zlatko Balokovi Croatian-American concert violinist born in Zagreb Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia Austria-Hungary (d. 1955)

31 Mar 1906

Lauri Saikkola Finnish violinist (Viipuri Symphony 192334 Helsinki Philharmonic 193465) and composer (Laulusarja Unen kaivo) born in Viipuri Grand Duchy of Finland (d. 1995)

31 Mar 1911

Freddie Green American jazz guitarist (Count Basie Orchestra 1937-87) born in Charleston South Carolina (d. 1987)

31 Mar 1915

Shichi Yokoi Imperial Japanese Army sergeant World War II (surrendered in 1972) born in Saori Empire of Japan (d. 1997)

31 Mar 1916

John H. Wood Jr. American federal judge (US Western District of Texas 1970-79) born in Rockport Texas (d. 1979)

31 Mar 1918

Marv Grissom American baseball pitcher coach (MLB All Star 1954 NY SF Giants) born in Los Molinos California (d. 2005)

31 Mar 1923

Bob Simmons British actor and stuntman (James Bond films 1962-85) born in Fulham England (d. 1987)

31 Mar 1927

William Daniels American Emmy Award-winning stage and screen actor (St Elsewhere - Dr. Craig 1776 Knight Rider Boy Meets World)) born in Brooklyn New York City

31 Mar 1929

Bertram Fields American entertainment lawyer and novelist born in Los Angeles California (d. 2022)

31 Mar 1932

Godfrey Lawrence South African cricket fast bowler (5 Tests 28 wickets) born in Salisbury Rhodesia

31 Mar 1932

John Jakes American writer (North and South Sir Scoundrel Great Women Reporters) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 2023)

31 Mar 1932

Nagisa Oshima Japanese film director (Town of Love & Hope) born in Kyoto Japan (d. 2013)

31 Mar 1933

Nichita Stnescu Romanian poet born in Ploieti Romania (d. 1983)

31 Mar 1934

John D. Loudermilk American country singer and songwriter (Tobacco Road Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye) born in Durham North Carolina (d. 2016)

31 Mar 1936

Marge Piercy American activist and author (Gone for Soldiers Woman on the Edge of Time) born in Detroit Michigan

31 Mar 1938

David Steel Scottish politician leader of the Liberal Party (1976-88) and first Presiding Officer (1999-2003) born in Kirkcaldy Scotland

31 Mar 1938

Jimmy Johnson American Pro Football HOF cornerback (4 First-team All-Pro 5 Pro Bowl SF 49ers) born in Dallas Texas (d. 2024)

31 Mar 1939

Karl-Heinz Schnellinger German soccer defender (47 caps West Germany 1. FC Kln AC Milan 222 games) born in Dren Germany (d. 2024)

31 Mar 1939

Zviad Gamsakhurdia first President of Georgia (1991-92) born in Tbilisi Georgian SSR (d. 1993)

31 Mar 1943

Al Goodman American pop-soul singer (Ray Goodman Brown - Special Lady) born in Jackson Mississippi (d. 2010)

31 Mar 1945

Edwin Catmull. American computer scientist and film animator (co-founder of Pixar President of Walt Disney Animation Studios 2006-18) born in Parkersburg West Virginia

31 Mar 1946

Klaus Wolfermann German athlete (Olympic gold FRG javelin 1972 WR 94.08m 1973) born in Altdorf bei Nrnberg Germany (d. 2024)

31 Mar 1947

Csar Gaviria [Csar Augusto Gaviria Trujillo] 28th President of Colombia (1990-94) born in Pereira Colombia

31 Mar 1950

Alison McCartney British ophthalmic pathologist and breast cancer campaigner born in England (d. 1996) [1]

31 Mar 1969

Nyamko Sabuni African-Swedish politician (first refugee and ethnic minority party leader) born in Bujumbura Burundi

31 Mar 1970

Samantha Brown American travel television host (Great Hotels Passport to Europe) born in Dallas Texas

31 Mar 1972

Alejandro Amenbar Chilean-Spanish film director (The Others) born in Santiago Chile

31 Mar 1972

Andrew Bowen American actor (Mortal Kombat) born in Boston Massachusetts

31 Mar 1972

Jeffrey Gibson Native American artist (Venice Biennale 2024) born in Colorado Springs Colorado

31 Mar 1536

Ashikaga Yoshiteru 13th Japanese shgun of the Ashikaga shogunate (1545-65) born in Japan (d. 1565)

31 Mar 1684

Francesco Durante Neapolitan composer and teacher born in Frattamaggiore Kingdom of Naples (d. 1755)

31 Mar 1778

Coenraad Jacob Temminck Dutch aristocrat zoologist and museum director born in Amsterdam Dutch Republic (d. 1858) [1]

31 Mar 1794

Thomas M. T. McKennan American politician who served as the 2nd United States Secretary of the Interior for only 11 days (1850) born in New Castle Delaware (d. 1852)

31 Mar 1819

Chlodwig Carl Viktor German Prince of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfrst Prince of Ratibor and Corvey Prime Minister of Bavaria and Chancellor of the German Empire born in Rotenburg an der Fulda German Confederation (d. 1901) [1]

31 Mar 1865

(Yamuna) Anandibai Gopal Joshi Hindu Indian medical doctor the first Indian female educated in western medicine in the US born in Kaylan Bombay Presidency British India (d. 1887) [1]

31 Mar 1874

Henri Marteau French violinist and composer born in Reims France (d. 1934)

31 Mar 1876

Borisav Bora Stankovi Serbian writer of novels and short stories (Neista Krv Impure Blood) born in Vranje Ottoman Empire (d. 1927) [1] [2]

31 Mar 1884

Adriaan van Maanen Dutch-American astronomer known for opposing the island universe hypothesis based on incorrect measurements born in Sneek Netherlands (d. 1946) [1]

31 Mar 1918

Ted Post American television and film director (Gunsmoke Beneath the Planet of the Apes Magnum Force) born in Brooklyn New York (d. 2013)

31 Mar 1921

Lowell Fulson Choctaw-Cherokee-American R&B and west coast blues guitarist and songwriter (3 OClock Blues Reconsider Baby Tramp) born in Atoka Oklahoma (d. 1999)

31 Mar 1925

Thomas S. Murphy American media executive who spearheaded the sale of Capital CitiesABC to the Walt Disney Company born in Brooklyn New York City (d. 2022)

31 Mar 1929

Jean Widmer [Hans Ulrich Widmer] French-Swiss graphic artist known for designing the Pompidou Centers logo born in Frauenfeld Switzerland (d. 2026) [1]

31 Mar 1933

Anita Carter American country music singer multi-instrumentalist (Ring of Fire) and songwriter born in Maces Spring Virginia (d. 1999)

31 Mar 1933

Clarence O. Smith American media executive and co-founder of Essence magazine born in the Bronx New York City (d. 2025)

31 Mar 1935

Sri Owen Indonesian cookbook author (The Rice Book The Home Book of Indonesian Cookery) born in Padang Panjang Dutch East Indies (d. 2025)

31 Mar 1935

Yasunao Tone Japanese-American avant-garde composer and multi-media artist (Fluxus) born in Tokyo Japan (d. 2025) [1]

31 Mar 1936

Bob Pulford Canadian Hockey HOF left wing (Toronto Maple Leafs Los Angeles Kings) coach (Kings Chicago Blackhawks) and executive (GM Blackhawks) born in Newton Robinson Ontario (d. 2026)

31 Mar 1937

Brandon Stoddard American producer and President of ABC Entertainment (1985-95) born in Bridgeport Connecticut (d. 2014)

31 Mar 1937

Robert Campbell American architecture critic and Pulitzer Prize winner (1996) born in Buffalo New York (d. 2025) [1]

31 Mar 1937

Robert Grosvenor American sculptor and member of the Park Place group (Tenerife Topanga) born in Manhattan New York (d. 2025)

31 Mar 1938

Bill Hicke Canadian ice hockey right wing (Stanley Cup 1960 Montreal Canadiens NHL All Star 1959 60 69) born in Regina Saskatchewan (d. 2005)

31 Mar 1939

Volker Schlndorff German film director screenwriter and producer (The Tin Drum Voyager Swann in Love) born in Wiesbaden Germany

31 Mar 1941

Larry Donovan American football coach (University of Montana 1980-85 CFL BC Lions 1987-89) born in Casper Wyoming (d. 2025)

31 Mar 1943

Christopher [Ronald] Walken American actor (The Deer Hunter Brainstorm Pulp Fiction) born in New York City

31 Mar 1944

Mick Ralphs British rock guitarist and songwriter (Mott the Hoople - All The Young Dudes Bad Company - Cant Get Enough) born in Stoke Lacy Herefordshire England (d. 2025)

31 Mar 1944

Pascal Danel [Jean-Jacques Pascal] French pop singer-songwriter (Kilimandjaro) born in Paris France (d. 2024)

31 Mar 1946

Gabe Kaplan American comedian and actor (Welcome Back Kotter) born in Brooklyn New York City

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